Piper PA-32R-300 N5105F
9 August 1984 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1984 at about 07:45 local time, a Piper PA-32R-300 registered N5105F was involved in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Registration
- N5105F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Colorado Spring
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW84FA342
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ON CLIMBOUT FROM A NIGHT TAKEOFF, A COMPLETE POWER LOSS OCCURRED. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, BUT INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE WAS AVAILABLE. DURING AN ENSUING FORCED LANDING, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES BEFORE GROUND IMPACT. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED A METAL ELBOW HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED IN THE FLEXIBLE INDUCTION AIR DUCT DURING AN ENGINE OVERHAUL. SUBSEQUENTLY THE DUCT COLLAPSED & BLOCKED THE INDUCTION AIRFLOW TO THE ENG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-32R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1984 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Flight Trails | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-32R | Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1984 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Suffolk, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States | Saber Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1984 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Greenville, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Cross City, Florida, United States | High Flyers | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1984 | Lockheed VEGA-1 | Yukon, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1984 | Rockwell A-9B | Lamont, Oklahoma, United States | Homestead Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft A23-19 | Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1984 | Cessna 152 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1984 | Mooney M20J | Bethel, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Apr 1984 | Cessna 500 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |